Posted By:
T206Monsta
Today for about the 4,000th time (at least it seems that long) I went to the USPO to mail a card INSURED. The clerk says "Is this paper?" I said yes, "It's a card." She goes on to tell me "You can insure it if you want but paper matter isn't insurable." I explain that I've sent and received hundreds and hundreds of items that meet this criteria and the clerks have taken the insurance money and insured them. She goes on to say that it's not correct and "How can you prove the value..." Well that's another argument in itself. Not overly concerned (as I've Never lost a package either way), I told her, I'd like to insure these and be on my way. She went on to say I should be sending card Registerd (I think this would be cost prohibitive unless the card was really expensive, wouldn't it?)and that she is good friends with the "Claims Representative" in my town and that is what she said.
So, I ask you all to give me your thoughts on this topic\question. Have I\we been foolish in assuming that they are insurable or is this woman off on her interpretation of the postal rules? I'm off to search the USPO web-site.